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Shahnaz Rahmatullah (née Begum; 2 January 1952 – 23 March 2019) was a Bangladeshi singer.[1][2][3] Her notable songs are Ekbar Jete De Na Amar Chotto Sonar Gaye, Je Chilo Drishtir Shimanay and Ek Tara Tui Desher Kotha.[4] She was the recipient of the Ekushey Padak in 1992 and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the film Chhutir Phande (1990).[5][6]

Shahnaz Rahmatullah
শাহনাজ রহমতুল্লাহ
Born	Shahnaz Begum (1952-01-02)2 January 1952 Dhaka, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died	23 March 2019(2019-03-23) (aged 67) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Playback singer
Years active	1962–2012
Family	Zafar Iqbal (brother) Anwar Parvez (brother)
Awards	full list

Background

Rahmatullah was born on 2 January 1952 as Shahnaz Begum in Dhaka to M Fazlul Haq and Asiya Haq.[7] Actor Zafar Iqbal and music director Anwar Parvez were Rahmatullah's brothers.[3][8] She got trained by ghazal maestro Mehedi Hassan, Ustad Phul Mohammad, Ustad Munir Hossain and Altaf Mahmud.

Rahmatullah was married to Maj (retd) Abul Bashar Rahmatullah.[9]

Career

Rahmatullah debuted in singing at the age of 11, as a playback singer for the film Notun Sur (1963).[10][11] She first performed on television in 1964.[11] She sang in Bangladeshi and Pakistani films.[12] She mostly sang modern (Adhunik Gaan) and patriotic songs. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she sang patriotic songs such as Sohni Dharti Allah Rakhe and Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan.[13][14] She released an album with Samina Chowdhury called Megh Roddur on which she sang six songs composed by Shafiq Tuhin.[15] She released four albums in total.[10]

Four of Rahmatullah's songs were selected in a BBC survey of 20 greatest Bangla songs of all times.[10]

Rahmatullah died on 23 March 2019 of a heart attack at her residence in Baridhara, aged 67.[11]

Pakistani journalist, Hamid Mir said, "Shahnaz Begum passed away in Bangladesh on March 23 when many Pakistanis were listening to her famous song Sohni Dharti Allah Rakhay on Pakistan day."[10]

Works

Films

• Notun Sur (1963)[11]
• Abar Tora Manush Ho (1973)[11]
• Ghuddi (1980)

Albums

• Badal Diner Pakhi[11]

Film songs[16]

Year	Film	Song	Composer(s)	Songwriter(s)	Co-artist(s)
1970	Modhu Milon	"Adhare Alo Hoye"	Bashir Ahmed	Syed Shamsul Haque, Masud Karim, Shahidul Islam	Bashir Ahmed
	Nupur	"Laaj Laage Mor Sokhi"	Karim Shahabuddin	S. M. Hedayet	Sabina Yasmin
1972	Bahram Badshah	"Hay Hay Mori Joubon Jaala Re"		Gazi Mazharul Anwar, M A Kashem, Osman Khan	solo
1981	Sakkhi	"Parina Bhule Jete" [17]	Alauddin Ali	Gazi Mazharul Anwar	solo
1995	Muktir Songram	"Ek Nodi Rokto Periye" (part 1)	Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul	Uttam Akash	solo
		"Ek Nodi Rokto Periye" (part 2)
		"Phooler Kane Bhromor Ese"

songs for Television

Year	Show	Song	Composer(s)	Songwriter(s)	Co-artist(s)
1978	Bangladesh Television [17]	"Prothom Bangladesh Amar Shesh Bangladesh"	Alauddin Ali	Moniruzzaman Monir	solo
N/A	Anandamela [17]	"Je Chhilo Drishtir Simanay"	Alauddin Ali	Nazrul Islam Babu	solo

Awards

• President's Pride of Performance Medal (1965)[18]
• Ekushey Padak (1992)
• Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer (1990)
• Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award
• Bangladesh Chalachitra Sangbadik Samity Award

References

External links

• Shahnaz Rahmatullah at IMDb

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